36
j:.
Fox Kanow nfl
DE DEL 200tnuvol
31 100 en tro far oC ## I
COPY
ENCLOSURE
"B"
A
CA
32472
No. 840.
Sir,
Public Works Office,
Hongkong.
15th July, 1908
292
In connection with the appointment of Mr. A.J. Williams and myself to inspect and resort on the Bridges and Culverts constructed, or in course of construction, for the Kowloon- Canton Railway, British Section, I shall be obligel if you
ill furnish me with the following information:-
1. Sections of the abutments, piers and wingwalls of the various bridges and culverts showing the
foundations as constructed.
2.
List of Contracts for Bridges and Culverts, or portions
of same, with dates of commencement and completion
(if completel)
3. List of Bridges and Culverts in which any settlement
has come to your knowledge, with a statement of the amount of settlement and dates of observations. Whether you have been able in any case to discover any
defective materials or workmanship which may have con- tributed to the defects which have revealed themselves. With regard to (1) it would be sufficient if the drawings were produced at the time of our inspection by the Engineer who is immediately supervising construction work in any district and I would ask you to be good enough to arrange for that officer to be in attendance with the rawings and to give us any information that we may require in connection with our
held ont
4.